Smecta Beaufour Ipsen Powder of Cambodia & Vanilla Treatment of diarrhea, protecting the gastrointestinal mucosa (10 packs)

Dosage form Powder mixed drink
Specifications 10 package box
Ingredient Diosmectite

Ingredient

Composition information	Content
Diosmectite	3G

Uses

Indications

Smecta oral solution indicated treatment in the following cases:

Treatment of symptoms in acute diarrhea in children over 2 years old and adults, combined with adding water and oral electrolytes.

Treatment of symptoms in chronic diarrhea. Steam in the intestinal tract in adults, restoring the permeability of the gastrointestinal mucosa back to normal in children with acute diarrhea.

Due to the high -layer structure with high mucus, capable of strongly covering, Smecta has the effect of protecting the gastrointestinal mucosa.

The combination results of 2 Smecta -effective random studies compare the effect of Smecta with a placebo over 602 patients from 1 - 36 months of age with acute diarrhea showing the amount of feces in the first 72 hours decreased significantly in the Smecta treatment group along with oral water compensation.

Dynamic pharmacokinetics

Smecta is not absorbed or metabolized, excreted in feces according to the normal peristalsis of the intestine.

Before taking Smecta Beaufour Ipsen Powder of Cambodia & Vanilla Treatment of diarrhea, protecting the gastrointestinal mucosa (10 packs)

How to use

Smecta oral solution can be mixed with water into a mixture in a bottle for children to drink gradually during the day, or mix with liquid food, such as broth, crushed vegetables, fruit jam, children's food ...

Dosage

Acute diarrhea treatment:

Children over 2 years old:

4 packs/day for the first 3 days. Then 2 packs/day for 4 days.

Adults:

Average 3 packs/day for 7 days. In fact, daily dose can double in the early days of treatment.

Other indications:

Adults:

Average 3 packs/day.

Note: The above dose is for reference only. Specific dosage depends on the condition and level of progression of the disease. For a suitable dose, you need to consult a doctor or medical specialist.What to do when overdose?

In an emergency, call the 115 emergency center immediately or go to the nearest local health station.

What to do when you forget a dose? However, if close to the next dose, skip the forgotten dose and take the next dose at the time as planned. Do not drink twice as prescribed.

Side Effects

The most common adverse reaction during treatment is constipation, with the rate of about 7% in adults and 1% in children. In the case of constipation occurs, diosmectite should be stopped. If considering the use of diosmectite is necessary, it should be started in low doses.

Below is a list of adverse drug reactions that have been reported from clinical studies and after circulation in the market. The frequency is determined based on the following classification: Very frequent (≥1/10); Regular (≥1/100 to

The adverse reaction is recorded from clinical studies & after circulation outside the market.

Agency system frequency Xuyen vomit Immunity unknown too hypersensitivity

Warnings

Before using the drug you need to read the instructions carefully and refer to the information below.

contraindicated

Smecta drugs contraindicated in the following case:

allergies to Diosmectite or any ingredients of the drug.

Caution when using

dioscectite must be used cautiously in patients with a history of severe constipation.

In children and children under 2 years old, should avoid using Smecta. Treatment recommended in diarrhea is rehydration and oral electrolyte (ORS).

In children over 2 years old, acute diarrhea must be treated in combination with early use of rehydration, oral electrolyte (ORS) to avoid dehydration and electrolytes. Should avoid long -term Smecta.

In adults, treatment must not ignore rehydration and electrolytes if this is necessary.

The amount of fluid needed, oral or intravenously, must be adjusted in accordance with the level of diarrhea, age and characteristics of the patient.

Patients should be notified of the need:

Take a lot of salty or sweet fluid, to reimburse the amount of fluid due to diarrhea (the demand for the average daily fluid in adults is 2 liters).

Diet when diarrhea:

Should avoid: raw vegetables, fruits, vegetables, spice dishes, frozen foods.

The right dish is grilled meat and rice.

The drug contains glucose and saccharose recommend not to be used for patients with fructose tolerance disorders, poor absorption of glucose and galactose or patients with a deficiency of Sucrose and Isomaltase.

The drug contains a small amount of ethanol (alcohol), with a daily amount of more than 100 mg/dose.

The ability to drive and operate machinery

There is no research on the ability to drive and operate the machinery of this drug. However, the drug is said to have no negligible impact or impact on the ability to drive and operate machinery.

Pregnancy

There is no data or limited data (less than 300 pregnant women) using Smecta during pregnancy. Animal studies are not enough to conclude reproductive toxicity. Smecta does not recommend used for pregnant women.

Lactation period

limited data on the use of smecta in nursing women. Smecta does not recommend use for breastfeeding women.

Interactive drug

Smecta's adsorbent properties can affect time and/or the absorption rate of other substances, so recommendations should not be used at the same time with other drugs (should be used 2 hours away).

Storage

Store at a temperature not exceeding 30 ° C

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